Nose-bag.



J. W.' Mom. NOSE BAG.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 7, 1910.

Patented Aug120, 1912.

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JOHN W. IVIOIR, OF WAYNE, PENNSYLVANIA.

' NOSE-BAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led October 7, 1910.' Serial No. 585,866.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. Mom, a

citizen of the United States of America, re-

siding at Wayne, in the county of Delaware and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nose-Bags, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to vnose bags, and the object of the invention isto provide a device of this character wherein` autom-ati`4 callycontrolled means are employed for holding the bag at all times in aposition where the feed will be disposed in convenient reach of theanimal.

The primary object of my invention is the provision of a device of theabove stated character wherein the automatic` controlling means employedfor holding the bag at all times in a position where the feed will bedisposed in convenient reach of the animal, is disposed in directcentral alinement with a pair of tubular members or guide-ways and bysuch alinement prevents the said automatic controlling means fromsagging or abutting either the inner walls or the top and bottom edgesthereof. This is considered a great advantage over such means as hasbeen heretofore applied to such devices and used for like purposes.

In the drawing forming a 4portion of this specification and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several viewsz-Figure 1 is a detail vertical section through my improved bag showingthe same in an extended position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing thebag in a partly folded position.

The device consists of a receptacle 1 which is preferably formed ofcanvas or similar such iiexible material that can be readily folded. Thelower end of the bag is closed by a bottom 2 which is formed to providea vertical flange 3 which extends around the walls of the receptacle atthe lower end thereof. The flange 3 is secured to the receptacle byrivets or other suitable fastening devices 4. At the upper end therecep-.fl

tacle has secured thereto a band 5. Supporting elements 6 are located atthe upper end of the receptacle at diametrically opposite pointsthereof. These supporting elements" are formed at their lower ends toprovide eyes 7 and at their upper ends to provide eyes 8. The elementsare secured to the band 5 by a clamping ring 9. The shank portions ofthe supporting elements 6 are Patented Auw. 20, 1912.

coextensive in thickness with the thickness f ofy the band 5and'the'clamping ring 9, and as. illustrated, the eyes 7 and `8 of theclamp-k ing elements extend transversely tothe joint Vbetween the saidband. 5 and clamping4 ring so as to hold the clamping ring* 1n its ad-]usted position .on the band without the use of securing devices suchasrivets or the like.

`A supporting element 10 extends across the underside of the bottom 2and it is formed to provide upstanding terminals 11 whose extremitiesare formed to provide eyes 12. Retractile springs 13 have their lowerends engaged in the eyes 12 of the support 10 and the upper ends of suchsprings are engaged in the eyes 7 of the support 6.

A clamping ring 14 surrounds the flange 3 of the bottom and it servesto-hold the support 10 in an applied position. This ring may beconveniently removed should it be desired to replace worn springs by newones as will obviously appear. The clampn ing ring 14 is provided withupwardly extending arms 15 on which are mounted hollow tubular-likevsupports 16 through which the springs 13 extend. The supports 16 serveto guide the springs and to hold them against accidental displacement.In other words, the supports hold the springs in close confinement tothe sides of the receptacle 1. They also serve as housings to entirelycover the springs when the receptacle is in a folded position. A headstrap 17 has its terminals engaged inthe eyes 8 of the supportingelements 6.

From the scribed it will be seen that under the weight of the feed thereceptacle will beheld in an extended positionv but on displacement ofthe feed the springs 13 will effectively act to fold the receptacleandto move the bottom thereof toward the nose of the animal so that thefeed will remain at all times in convenient reach. The receptacleobviates the necessity of the animal shaking his head in order to shiftthe feed in positions whe-re construction of the device dey terminalsand the other end connected to the receptacle, elements formed at theirvextremities are formed to provide eyes, a bottom clamping ring, hollowtubular guide-way members formed integral with said ring and disposed atopposite sides of the receptacle, a band at the upper end of inner endsto provide upper and lower eyes confined between the band and the lattermentioned clamping ring, springs mounted in said tubular. guide-Waymembers and having Aone end connected to vthe upstanding the lower eyeof said elements7 said ring disposing said 'elements in centralalinement with said tubular guide-way members, said Copies of thispatentmay be obtained :for

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